Local & Area News

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Once There Were Wolves” by Charlotte McConaghy, “Forgotten in Death” by J.D. Robb, “High Stakes” by Iris Johansen and “The Magician” by Colm Tóibín. The 2021 ScotiaBank Giller Prize Winner and Shortlist Books are available for checkout! “What Strange Paradise” by Omar El Akkad wins this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize! ...

The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists that winter is on its way. Snow and ice will soon be covering our roadways, and that means adjusting your driving habits. Keep a survival kit in your vehicle, with items including: warm clothes, gloves, booster cables, small shovel, windshield wiper fluid, first aid kit, snow brush, ...

Nov 17, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Periods of light snow changing to periods of rain or drizzle this morning and ending late this afternoon then cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 6. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Flurries beginning this evening except showers near Lake Superior. Risk of snow squalls late this evening and overnight. Amount 5 cm ...

MPP Michael Mantha (Algoma-Manitoulin) demanded that Doug Ford put an end to a dangerous backlog that is risking the safety of northerners. Volunteer firefighters that northern communities depend on cannot currently get their licences because the government is not providing necessary drive test locations in Northern Ontario. Mantha received a letter from the Municipality of Central Manitoulin explaining that they ...

Nov 17, 2021 at 06:40 Due to freezing rain and icy road conditions in Dubreuilville, Route N6 servicing Wawa schools will be cancelled today.   Route N6 services students living in Dubreuilville who attend Sir James Dunn, Michipicoten High School, St. Augustine, Ecole Saint Joseph.   Hwy 17 is reduced to one lane in the Agawa area due to environmental clean up. ...

Due to freezing rain and icy road conditions in Dubreuilville, Route N6 servicing Wawa schools will be cancelled today.   Route N6 services students living in Dubreuilville who attend Sir James Dunn, Michipicoten High School, St. Augustine, Ecole Saint Joseph.

Algoma Public Health (APH) has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 at Isabel Fletcher Public School. As per provincial Ministry of Education guidance, an outbreak is declared in a school once it has been determined that within a 14-day period, two individuals tested positive for COVID-19 and: at least one case could have reasonably acquired their infection in the school setting; ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is advising that an individual associated with Korah Intermediate School has tested positive for COVID-19. At this time, APH is conducting a careful investigation to identify close contacts. Examples of close contacts include household members, people who have been in direct physical contact or belong to the same classroom/cohort, and people who have spent more than ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting that there are 18 new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#724 – #741), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area.   Details of the confirmed cases from Algoma Public Health: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #724 Unknown Self-isolating November 15, 2021 Case #725 Close contact Self-isolating November 15, 2021 Case #726 Close contact Self-isolating November ...

Nov 16, 2021 at 18:27 Environment Canada ended this weather statement at 4:43 p.m.   4:46 AM EST Tuesday 16 November 2021 Special weather statement in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Snow is expected tonight through Wednesday. Snowfall totals of 5 to 10 cm are expected by Wednesday afternoon. Accumulating snow on roadways may lead to difficult travel conditions.

Nov 16, 2021 at 18:27 Environment Canada ended this weather statement at 4:43 p.m.   4:46 AM EST Tuesday 16 November 2021 Special weather statement in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Snow is expected tonight through Wednesday. Snowfall totals of 5 to 10 cm are expected by Wednesday afternoon. Accumulating snow on roadways may lead to difficult travel conditions. ...

Sudbury NDP MPP Jamie West re-introduced his private member’s bill which would raise the wage floor for all personal support workers (PSWs) in Ontario. “Personal support workers have taken care of the people who raised us, the people we love,” said West. “They should be able to support their own families and not have to worry about putting food on ...

Nov 16, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill near minus 8. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this evening then changing to periods of rain near midnight. Periods of snow over higher terrain overnight. Snowfall amount 5 cm ...

1950-2021   It is with great sadness that the family announces her death in Sudbury on November 11, 2021, after a short, but tough fought battle with cancer.   Judy leaves behind her loving husband of 53 years Lucien and precious daughters Denise Bussineau (Lane) and Lisa Bouthillier (Dan Mayotte). Loving daughter of Peter and Betty Medynski, both predeceased). She ...

Nov 16, 2021 at 06:10 The following road conditions were taken from ON511. Wawa-news doesn’t take any responsibility for this information being correct given the large stretches of road being reported on, and the quickness that winter weather can change road conditions and visibility. Be aware that weather and road conditions can change just around that curve ahead. Be prepared ...